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North Shore Surf

North Shore Surf

Artist: Alice Wilmarth Davis Johnston (American, 1908 - 2004)

Date: c. 1933
Medium: oil on canvas
Dimensions:
Canvas: 21 x 30 in. (53.3 x 76.2 cm)
Framed: 25 3/4 x 34 3/8 in. (65.4 x 87.3 cm)
Credit Line:Museum Purchase
Object number: 1934.183.1
Davis was born in Worcester, Massachusetts, and was educated at The Pennsylvania Museum & School of Industrial Arts. She furthered her studies in painting with  Anthony Thieme (1888 - 1954) of Boston and Rockport. This rocky coast scene likely represents  Massachusetts' North Shore.
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